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March 14, 2013

More Obama and the soft bigotry of low expectations

I've said more than once that one of Shrub Bush's most notorious phrases actualy fits Obam (and Obamiacs) quite well.

That said, Dear Leader made his statement to a group of Democratic senators.

And when Jay Rockefeller — someone who exemplifies Teddy Roosevelt's "backbone of a chocolate eclair" — is the one to start expressing concerns, Obama's claim is weak tea indeed.

Of course, that's just part of this bigger issue:

While Obama defended his handling of the issue, he told his former
Senate colleagues he understood their concerns about being left out of
the loop on such sensitive decisions, senators said. The president noted
that he would have “probably objected” over the White House’s handling
of this issue if he were still a senator, they said. But, according to
the sources, he noted his viewpoint changed now that he occupies the
Oval Office — not a room in a Senate office building.